Soft collar.



E. J. QUIGLEY.

SOFT COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I4. I915.

1,234,567. Patented July 24, 1917.

In ven tor:

, collar EDWARD J.

QUIGLEY, or new YORK, is. Y.

sofa COLLAR.

' Application filed September 14,1915. Serial No.

the objects of the invention are to provide a soft or neglige'colla-r which when in use will have many of the advantages of a. stiff without the use of celluloid strips or similar separate stiffening means, or with- F-urther objects of the invention are to provide the collar with stiffening means that in no way interfere with the appear comfort or laundrying of the collar:

'" features in f will now proceed to describe my inven tion' with reference to the drawings and will then point claims,

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a. plan view of a collar made out the novel in accordance with the invention, the collar shown closed as of the collar being or inner portion of the r or other suitable material,

of its length to one end.

being shown laid out fiat.

Fig. 2 is adetail end of the collar shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of the collar shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the collar being in use, a part of the front broken away.

In the. present instance 1 designates the top or outer portion and 2 the neck band collarwhich is hisually made of two or more plies of linen, silk or cotton sewn together and cut to form a turned down collar.

The collar shown in .Figs. 1,. 2 and 3 is provided witha front stiffening member 14; preferably made of several plies of cloth, cut as shown, and secured midway of the collar band :2, the. end tab being removed as clearly shown in Fig. 1, a suitable button hole 15 being provided. which regis Specification of Letters latent.

accompanying perspective view of one Patented JulyrQt, ism.

saeoa. ters with the button hole 16 in the end of the neck band.

The front stiffening;- member 14 is preferably starched, if made of cloth, and when 1n useis folded into Fig. 3, to support the portions of the collar, it being noted that the front stiffening member 14 is made of sufficient height and width to accomplish this purpose.

While the invention has been described with particular reference to the details of construction, the same is not to be considered limited thereto as many changes can be position, as shown in made and still full within the scope of the invention set forth in the following claims.

What I claim is zl. A soft turned down collar comprising a top portion and a neck bandprovided with button. holcs, a stiffening membersecured transversely midway of its length to one end of said neck'band, said stiflening member having a button hole which registers with the button holes in the ends of said neck band when the stiffening member is folded into position to support the front of the collar, saidstiflening member being arranged to overlap the ends of said neck band. i

25A, soft turned down collar having a collar band with button holes at each end, a stiffening member having, a button hole adapted to be starched, secured transversely midway of its length to one end of said collar band, stiffening mcmberbeing of .the same Width as said collar bandnnd being shaped to conform to-the upper folded edge of the collar when said st fening mcm= her is folded ."ovei the end oft no collar band to which it is attached, to support the front of the collar, and to completely cover the adjacent ends of said collar band. In testimony whereof I have signed-this specification in the presence" of two 11b; scribing witnesses.

EDWARD, J OT TGLEY;

, Witnesses:

' Leo J. Marry,

I). A. DAVIES.

soft unstarched front 

